By Matier & Ross Updated 6:00 am, Sunday, March 18, 2018 Photo: Mike Stocker, TNS Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Students are evacuated by police out of Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., after the shootings there on Feb. 14. Students are evacuated by police out of Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., after the shootings there on Feb. 14. Photo: Mike Stocker, TNS Training for the unthinkable: Teachers drill for school shootings 1 / 1 Back to Gallery While students across the Bay Area walked out of classes Wednesday in a call for stricter gun control laws, some 50 Oakland teachers and after-school workers were gathered in the auditorium of Cole Elementary School for a class on what to do in the event of a school shooting. “Hide, run, fight? Run, hide, fight? Fight, hide, run? What are you going to do?” Chief Jeff Godown of the Oakland School Police Department asked as he went through his PowerPoint presentation. Godown did not mince words, telling the teachers that shooters know that after the first shot, “they have only five five to 10 minutes before the cavalry is going to show up, and they are out to inflict as much damage as humanly possible” in that time. “I’m going to come and try and save you, but in that time, you are going to be the ones making decisions about what is best for you and your students,” Godown said. Recommended Video: Now Playing: One month on from the Florida school shootings, US students stepped up their gun control campaign on Wednesday. A nationwide classroom walkout saw protests in Washington, where some sat down with their backs turned to the White House, and far beyond. The message addressed to those in power was "enough is enough". "We're turning our backs against the people who Continue Reading

By Sophie Haigney Published 12:34 pm, Sunday, March 18, 2018 Photo: Alameda County Sheriff's Office Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 A man was shot and killed in Hayward early Sunday morning, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said. A man was shot and killed in Hayward early Sunday morning, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said. Photo: Alameda County Sheriff's Office Man shot and killed in Hayward 1 / 1 Back to Gallery A man was shot and killed in Hayward early Sunday morning, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said. Officers responded to the 21200 block of Mission Boulevard in Hayward around 3 a.m., after reports of a shooting, Sgt. Ray Kelly said in a statement. Paramedics arrived and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. “A motive for the killing is unclear at this time,” Kelly said. Alameda County sheriff’s deputies interviewed witnesses and collected evidence in the area. The name of the man who was killed has not yet been released. Sophie Haigney is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @SophieHaigney Continue Reading

Cassady Velasco, KSBW Published 9:23 am, Sunday, March 18, 2018 Now Playing: The victims describe being touched inappropriately several times by Bill Harvey and forced to commit sexual acts against their will, Salinas police said. Media: KSBW SALINAS, Calif. — A Salinas bus driver, employed by the largest school district in Monterey County, has been charged with rape, kidnapping and stalking after police say he sexually assaulted two special needs students who rode his bus. Bill Harvey, 58, was employed by the Salinas Union High School District. He was arrested in Seaside on March 9. Over the course of the last 10 years, Harvey has had an inappropriate relationship with at least two of the children who rode on his bus, the Salinas Police Department said Friday. "This is a bus driver who works with special needs children," Cmdr. John Murray said. "We trust someone like this to take care of our kids. That trust was violated, and even worse, these victims may have been groomed for this purpose." window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-20', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 20', target_type: 'mix' }); Continue Reading

On June 2, 2018, thousands of runners are expected to show up in glow-in-the-dark clothing at the starting line of a nighttime 5K run in Naperville, Ill. The race has been held for the past 17 years to honor the memory of Jeanine Nicarico, a sunny 10-year-old who stayed home with the flu on Feb. 25, 1983. When her older sister returned from school that day she found the door kicked in, the family dog cowering in the laundry room and Jeanine gone. Two days later, police found Jeanine’s battered body a couple of miles from town. She had been raped. Crooked NYC bookie drove LaGuardia crazy during 30-year career Her murder was the start of a case that would land two innocent men on death row, one for 11 years. Her death would also lead to a trial of seven sheriff’s deputies and prosecutors accused of railroading the defendants. It would take 26 years to bring the real killer to justice. Days after Nicarico’s body was found, the investigation zeroed in on three men: Rolando Cruz, 20, Alejandro Hernandez, 20, and Stephen Buckley, 21. Hernandez had called police, saying that he knew who committed the murder. This prompted detectives to look closely at a few local toughs, including Cruz, a member of a gang, and Buckley. Ex-teacher gunned down 8 in Fla. in 1982, offered hint of future Despite no concrete evidence and inconsistent stories from both Hernandez and Cruz, police arrested them for the murder. A shoeprint on Nicarico’s door seemed to match Buckley’s shoes, leading to his arrest. Just before the start of their trial in January 1985, a detective said Cruz had told them that he had had a vision of the killing, offering details that only someone involved in the crime could know. Cruz denied making such a statement, and there was no written or taped record of it. Cruz and Hernandez were found guilty of Nicarico’s Continue Reading

A Johnson County man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the May 25 shooting death of another man. Johnson County Circuit Court records show Billy Don Martin Jr., 34, of Lamar initially was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Donald Skidmore but pleaded to the lesser offense as part of a plea agreement with the prosecutor's office. A reasonable-cause affidavit said Martin called the Johnson County sheriff's office May 25 and told the dispatcher he had killed someone. When a deputy arrived at the Clarksville address just outside the city limits, he met Martin who told the deputy he shot Skidmore in the head then dragged the body outside. State Desk on 03/18/2018 Print Headline: Man gets 30 years for fatal shooting Continue Reading

Little Rock police are investigating after finding a man fatally shot early Saturday, authorities said. Officers were called around 12:50 a.m. to Boyle Park at 3101 Boyle Park Road in reference to a shooting, according to a Police Department news release. At the park, officers reportedly found a man with multiple gunshot wounds lying inside a 2006 black Saturn Vue. The man, Charles Harris, 47, of North Little Rock was pronounced dead, police said. Investigators later found a second person who had been inside the Saturn at the time of the shooting, the release said. Rodney Gilstrap, 64, of Little Rock suffered a minor gunshot wound, police said. He was treated at the scene and released. The two men had been driving through the park when strangers started shooting at their vehicle from an unknown vehicle, Gilstrap told police. Gilstrap fled from the Saturn once it came to a stop, the release said. He told police he could see Harris slumped over behind the steering wheel as he fled. He was unable to provide a description of the vehicle or suspects, police said. No arrests had been made and a Police Department spokesman did not name any suspects in the case as of Saturday evening. The investigation is ongoing. Metro on 03/18/2018 Print Headline: Boyle Park shots leave 1 man dead Continue Reading

"When the full extent of your venality, moral turpitude, and political corruption becomes known, you will take your rightful place as a disgraced demagogue in the dustbin of history," John Brennan, who headed the CIA from 2013 to 2017, wrote in a tweet directed to Trump. "You may scapegoat Andy McCabe, but you will not destroy America … America will triumph over you." Continue Reading

Man reports attack by strangers in SUV A man told police he was robbed and beaten with a blunt object on a Little Rock street early Friday, according to a report. Officers were called about 12:45 a.m. to the E-Z Mart at 2711 W. Markham St., where the 51-year-old first told police he had been at the Salvation Army, 1111 W. Markham St., then said he was walking north on Woodrow Street when he noticed an SUV following him, the report states. The man said the black 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe stayed behind him for about 30 minutes until he got to Woodrow and Seventh streets. There, three men hopped out of the SUV and started shouting "break yourself," he told police. He reportedly told his assailants he only had a few dollars, but they kept yelling "break yourself" at him. Suddenly, he was struck by an unknown blunt object, he told police, and was beaten for a few moments before the attackers ran off. The victim said he walked to the E-Z Mart to contact authorities. He later added that the attackers did not take his money but instead stole his iPhone 6 and a radio. Police noted the man could not describe the radio or state its value, and the number he gave for the iPhone was not functional when officers called it. The 51-year-old was treated for a laceration on the right side of his head and bruising on his head and face at UAMS Medical Center, according to the report. Police had named no suspects and made no arrests at the time of the report. Metro on 03/18/2018 Print Headline: Man reports attack by strangers in SUV Continue Reading